Apple officially announced WWDC 2018 for June 4th through June 8th this week, with the conference taking place at the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California.<p>As is the case every year, Apple used some pretty neat graphics to announce the conference. Now, designer Martin Hajek has created …

A new page on Apple’s Japanese retail website and accompany neon banner have announced the opening of a new Apple store in Tokyo’s retail district of Shinjuku. The brand new location will begin welcoming customers on April 7th at 10:00 a.m.<p>Apple Shinjuku will be the company’s 8th retail location in …

In addition to noise cancellation, Apple may include water resistance to its upcoming AirPods 2 earbuds.<p>The next version of Apple's AirPods wireless earbuds may include a feature we see in a lot of high-end headphones: noise cancellation.<p>A recent report by analysts from Barclays (via 9to5Mac) …

This Saturday, March 10 is "Mario Day," a day when Nintendo celebrates its mascot Mario "and his many awesome fans" around the world. Although the full plan for the company's celebrations on Saturday have not yet been revealed, one part has and it focuses on the iPhone and Android game <i>Super Mario</i> …

Netflix is set to introduce a new movie and show preview mode to its iOS app next month (via <i>Variety</i>). Announced on Wednesday at the company's Lab Days press event in California, the upcoming feature will mean Netflix subscribers can watch 30-second previews displayed as vertical video on mobile …

A year after introducing video previews on its TV experience, Netflix is now planning to bring the feature to its mobile apps. The company announced today that this will be rolling out to users in April.<p><i>Developing...</i>

Whether you're looking for iPad accessories, preparing to sell your iPad online, or needing to replace a cracked screen or aging battery, you might be stuck on one question, "what iPad do I have?" The first piece of information you'll need to help discover which iPad version you own is to find your …

Requesting and receiving money on iPhone isn't a brand new feature; there are lots of different ways to ask for and collect payments from your iPhone, including on Facebook, PayPal, Venmo, and even Snapchat! With the rollout of iOS 11.2 though, there's a new, even more convenient way to request a …

There are a lot of hidden features in both macOS and iOS that often go under the radar, either because they've not received much attention from Apple, or they've been forgotten after a period of time.<p>In the latest video over on our YouTube channel, we've rounded up some useful macOS tips and tricks …

Apple has yet to announce dates for the 2018 edition of its annual Worldwide Developers Conference, but there's evidence to suggest the event may take place between Monday, June 4 and Friday, June 8 at the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California, the same venue where WWDC 2017 was …

The highly anticipated $349 HomePod arrived on Friday afternoon, and I’ve been playing around with it for the last day or so. A few things, like the speaker’s build quality and design, are things that I can immediately appreciate upon unboxing. The one surefire conclusion that I can make after …

Apple is now offering official discounts on BeatsX, Solo3 and Powerbeats3 wireless headphones. While you can save up to $60 per model, these deals pale in comparison to the savings you can find at authorized third-party retailers. <i>9to5Toys</i> has been actively tracking discounts on each model:<p>BeatsX: …

We now have the answer for why the popular messaging app Telegram was pulled from the App Store last week. Telegram for iOS notably disappeared from the App Store for several hours without an explanation before the service’s CEO blamed the problem on Apple pulling the app due to ‘inappropriate …

Apple’s latest update for developers; iOS 11.3 Beta 1 is available to download with plenty of new features and tweaks. While it’s still the first of many betas to come before it’s official release this Spring, check out our latest video to see all of the latest changes in action.<p>Beta changes<p>Here’s …

<b>Update</b>: The HomePod cable is fixed in and not removable. The Apple Store was sadly mistaken when we asked them. Original story preserved below.<p>The HomePod went on sale earlier today, but there’s still a few little tidbits Apple simply hasn’t documented yet. Thanks to a helpful support rep, we now …

Apple today released a major 10.4 update for its professional audio editing software Logic Pro X, introducing a huge list of new features for musicians and sound editors.<p>A new Smart Tempo system is designed to keep multiple tracks in sync regardless of their original tempo, allowing content to be …

<b>Update</b>: Refinery29 has updated its article to say that calendar notifications are not supported:<p>In what seems to be the first hands-on report with a HomePod ahead of the orders going live tomorrow, Refinery29 writes they had an hour to test out the smart speaker. The site says that HomePod looks …

Apple in iOS 11 promised a new Messages in iCloud feature that will allow customers to save their iMessages in iCloud and sync them across devices. Messages in iCloud was pulled from iOS 11 during the beta testing period, with Apple promising to reintroduce it at a later date.<p>It was not clear if …

Today Apple released the latest version of iOS, 11.2.5, which includes compatibility with Apple's upcoming HomePod, arriving February 9. Today's update also brings new playback controls for external audio sources, a fix for the recently discovered "chaiOS" Messages bug, and various other bug fixes …

A new iOS 12 concept illustrates a mix of ideas – one good, one likely to get mixed views, and a couple of wish list fantasy items thrown in for good measure …<p>The idea I really like is grouped notifications. Instead of a purely sequential stream of notifications, iOS would group them logically by …

Within its larger unveiling of iOS 11.3, Apple today announced two new updates coming to Messages when the operating system update debuts this spring. First, there are four new Animoji characters that will allow iPhone X owners to become a dragon, bear, skull, or lion.<p>This brings the total amount …

As part of his one-day tour of Canada yesterday, Tim Cook offered an interview to the Financial Post following his visit to e-commerce platform Shopify’s headquarters. Cook used the interview as an opportunity to tout Apple’s efforts in augmented realty, as well as talk about the HomePod…<p>Regarding …

Apple is bringing iOS 11.3 to iPhones and iPads this spring, and today the company released a preview of what we can expect from the upgrade. The most notable improvements are the battery health indicator, upgrades to ARKit and the introduction of Health Records.<p>iPhone batteries have been a big …

Apple today previewed iOS 11.3, its next major iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch software update. The first beta has been seeded to developers today, with a public beta coming soon, ahead of an official release this spring.<p>iOS 11.3 introduces new Animoji on the iPhone X, including a lion, bear, dragon, …

In case you want to protect your $349 HomePod from accidental damage, you’ll be able to get AppleCare+ coverage for $39.<p>That’s what we found in a document distributed to Apple Stores, which shows that the cost of AppleCare+ for HomePod in the US will be $39. The coverage includes AirPort products …

Apple today announced that HomePod goes on sale February 9. Whilst HomePod works best with an Apple Music subscription, allowing users to ask Siri to play any of the 40 million tracks in the Apple Music catalog, it does not require a subscription to function. We have learned that the HomePod can …

Technology analysts Canalys estimate that Apple shipped 29 million iPhone X units in Q4 last year (Apple’s Q1 2018). It says that 7M of them – almost a quarter – were shipped in China.<p>The firm says that two factors helped ‘impressive’ sales of the flagship iPhone …<p>First, it said that markets where …

A new, vague, report from Digitimes says that Apple is planning a new addition to the MacBook line for launch in the second half of the year. Described as a ’13-inch entry-level MacBook’, it sounds like a successor to the MacBook Air.<p>It’s fair to say that the MacBook Air line has been left to …

Apple's own vision for the future of home audio, the HomePod smart speaker, will arrive on February 9th, with pre-orders beginning this Friday, January 26th. Pre-orders will be open to users in the US, UK and Australia, while people in France and Germany are going to be waiting until the "spring." …